Depression is a very personal thing. It is not “one size fits all”. It is a disease that does not discriminate, nobody is immune. Unlike a broken bone, the damage and pain is not visual. The treatment is not as simple as a plaster cast, or rest up, or here have some painkillers… I have …
Month: April 2018
Aries (March 21st to April 19th) They act like nothing ever happened. Aries express their inner conflicts pretty transparently. One day, they will be up talking to you until 3 a.m., confessing how smitten and intrigued they are by you, and then the next they will act as though nothing ever happened, like you are …
It’s not you, it’s them. Yes, you have an alpha personality but that doesn’t mean people need to think you’re overly aggressive or detached. Unlike you, a beta personality isn’t going to realize that you are acting a certain way because your personality pushes you in that direction. This can lead to major miscommunications, first …
Texting is literally the worst thing about dating these days. We think it’s more convenient than actually picking up the phone, but the amount of stress and aggravation that this supposedly simple form of communication causes is off the charts. If a guy exhibits any of these crappy texting behaviors, let’s just all agree to delete his number from …
Why is is that when relationships end, we look back, and torturously idealize, and rewrite, the reality of our actual stories? At first, I told myself that my story sounded like this: I met him on Bumble, and set my expectations low, per previous disaster app dates. He picked an Irish pub to meet at, …
You know, it’s possible that everything on this list is just me. But working in mental health advocacy for some time now, I’ve learned that it’s never really “just me” or “just you” – if we’re struggling, it’s almost guaranteed that someone out there knows that struggle. Confession: I was hospitalized four months ago and I’ve been afraid …
There is no such thing as the perfect woman. Any man would be deluding himself if he continued to live life trying to find that one woman who ticks off all the boxes on his checklist. Of course, there is no such thing as finding the ideal woman in reality. We can’t all afford to …
I have a simple theory about the world. The reason why more people aren’t ending up in wildly enthusiastic relationships is simply due to one thing: they’re not getting out of bad relationships soon enough. They stay in something “ok” for months and even years on end, preferring the safety of mediocrity to the angst of loneliness. In the end, …
Women are often fretting to me about whether a guy really likes them. It’s understandable. When you like a cute guy and have chemistry, you want to know what he is thinking! Basically, all you need to know is this: The signs are crystal clear. A good rule of thumb is if you have to …
I debated about the title of this post, wondering whether my wording was too blunt a prescription for choosing a partner. But when it came down to it, I couldn’t find a more accurate alternative. Here’s why. I’ve spent the last few years interviewing over 700 older people about love, relationships, and marriage (described in …